President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) during the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York. (Bob Daugherty/AP) To understand the frenzied rush among Democratic insiders ...

Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy shared 11 children. Here is everything to know about their kids: Kathleen, Joseph, Robert ...

Two books capture the messy, monumental life of Ted Kennedy New biographies from Neal Gabler and John A. Farrell provide definitive accounts of the longtime senator’s personal dramas and ...

CBS’s Dirty Trick on Ted Kennedy Keeps Working The interview that damaged the senator’s 1980 presidential campaign wasn’t as it appears. Feb. 20, 2023 1:23 pm ET Share ...

As president, though, he struggled with rising inflation, diplomatic setbacks and a growing sense that he was simply overmatched in the role — a feeling that led to a bitter but ultimately ...

The Liberal Cause Biographer, author of "Ted Kennedy: A Life," and former Boston Globe reporter John Farrell provided an overview of Ted Kennedy's life and provides context for his life.

Ethel Kennedy stopped in Sioux City to campaign for her brother-in-law, Ted, who was running for president. Ethel Kennedy died Thursday at age 96.

The pair battled it out in 1980 when Carter, seeking re-election, was challenged in the Democrat primary and convention by Sen. Kennedy.

Farrell performs a lively reconstruction of Kennedy’s losing challenge to the incumbent Jimmy Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1980, capturing the men’s petty and mutual ...

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy conducting a public forum on the impact of the Carter administration's proposals to reduce social security benefits on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, 1980. (AP Photo/J ...

Mary Jo Kopechne's drowned body was discovered in Sen. Ted Kennedy's overturned car on this day in history, July 19, 1969. The event became known as the "Chappaquiddick incident." ...

At this time, Democratic president Jimmy Carter was seeking a second term but being challenged by his own party’s political powerhouse, Ted Kennedy. Kennedy stopped in Johnstown and sat down ...